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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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$71,104 Avg Salary

With 582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal research is the #39 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our analysis found University at Buffalo to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Of the 9 students majoring in legal research at University at Buffalo, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Full Legal Research at University at Buffalo Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Pace University - New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in New York. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 33% of the legal research majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Full Legal Research at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 345
Maryland 46
New Jersey 77
District of Columbia 481

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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